Ad-hoc | 11 January 2002 08:30

Pironet NDH AG english

PIRONET NDH reporting strong new business Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– PIRONET NDH reporting strong new business Record order books Earnings swing in 2001 Cologne, January 11, 2002. The recent favorable ratings awarded to content- management software vendor PIRONET NDH by Frost & Sullivan and the Gartner Group not only reflect the views held by these internationally renowned research institutes but are also justified by the Company’s sales success. In spite of the difficult state of the sector, revenues came in at just over EUR 24 million in 2001, slightly down on the previous year (EUR 24.7 million). New business was very gratifying, with several targe-scale orders received from prestigious customers. At the end of the year, PIRONET NDH had order books worth EUR 7.5 million up from EUR 3.5 million as at September 30, 2001. This represents the highest figure in its history, forming a solid business basis for the new fiscal year. PIRONET NDH also performed successfully in the final quarter of last fiscal year. On the basis of preliminary figures, it entered the black on the EBIT level in the final quarter, meaning that earnings have continued the trend in evidence in the third quarter (+ EUR 0.8 million). Even so, the Company still posted a small full-year loss on the EBIT level, but broke even in EBT terms. Thus, substantial improvements were achieved over the previous year on both these levels. The final figures for fiscal 2001 will be released in March. For more information, please contact: PIRONET NDH AG Investor Relations Josef-Lammerting-Allee 14-18 D-50933 Cologne Germany Tel.: + 49221-770 1150 Fax: + 49221-770 1155 ir@pironet-ndh.com www.pironet-ndh.com/ir end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 11.01.2002 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 691640; ISIN: DE0006916406; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Hannover und Stuttgart 110830 Jän 02